NASA Says Mars Rover Discovered Potential Biosignature in 2024

42 pointsposted 10 hours ago
by GMoromisato
(nasa.gov)

8 Comments

GMoromisato

7 hours ago

Sadly, our best chance of confirming/refuting this finding is in a sample return mission, but our current Mars sample return project is in deep trouble.

It is likely that China will complete a sample return from Mars before we do.

Rocket Lab has proposed an innovative sample return mission, which it offers to do for a fixed price, but so far no one in Congress or NASA is returning their call.

rkagerer

8 hours ago

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andrewflnr

7 hours ago

> Sounds like a NASA admin licking the boots of his patron.

Yes, it is. Keep reading. The real science comes after that. Or go straight to the Nature article, I guess.

froh42

7 hours ago

I stopped reading, right there.

andrewflnr

6 hours ago

Are you proud of yourself? Do you think you're sticking it to the cheeto by refusing to learn from an article that briefly mentions him?

GMoromisato

7 hours ago

I really hate that I have to defend something the Trump administration did, but sucking up to the current president is something that all government organizations do.

Here's a NASA press release celebrating the third anniversary of when Obama gave a speech: https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-marks-third-anniversa...

And this NASA press release leads with this quote: "Since President Biden and Vice President Harris were sworn in one year ago, their administration has made generational progress for Americans". https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/one-year-into-the-biden-ad...

NASA press releases have always had "overt political propaganda". It's just more noticeable now because we're on the other side.

CamperBob2

8 hours ago

If they don't want their funding yanked at the drop of a (red) hat, they have no choice but to suck up.